Ireland could meet 42 percent of its energy needs with renewable power, delegates at a conference for the whole island heard.

Two fifths of farmers who have applied for Farm Waste Management Scheme (FWMS) grants have not completed development work yet, according to a survey.

Excessive levels of lead contamination have been found in 23 water supplies around Ireland, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The European Union has banned the export of mercury in an effort to reduce the global supply of the highly toxic heavy metal.

A tax of EUR20 per tonne of carbon dioxide should be introduced to boost the economy and advance development of a low carbon economy, according to the Irish sustainable development council Comhar.